Harrison Ford signature

A very long opening stroke descends at the left of this reproduced Harrison autograph.

Harrison Ford's signature
Vector tracing of the autograph reproduced on a printed memorabilia image. Image credit: Harrison Ford · Public domain.

What does Harrison Ford’s signature look like?

A very long opening stroke descends at the left of this reproduced Harrison autograph. A tall central loop rises above small angular forms, while a broad lower oval crosses the later name and meets a long horizontal bar. Compare the upper and lower returns with the compact body: they supply most of the height around the abbreviated writing.

Slant
−19°backward
Baseline
+11.1°rising
Width / height
0.77 : 1overall proportions
Opening height
1.46×opening versus body letters

About Harrison Ford and this autograph

Harrison Ford (born 13 July 1942) is an American actor. This specimen is the Wikimedia Commons vector rendering of Harrison Ford’s signature.

Harrison Ford signature and handwriting analysis

Harrison Ford’s signature sample has 19° of backward slant, a rising baseline and 3 enclosed loops. Comparing autograph strokes, baseline angle (+11.1°), slant (−19°), opening ratio (1.46×) and enclosed loops (3) reveals how individual signature traits contrast with standard handwriting features. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.

Slantbackward
−19°
Baselinerising
+11.1°
Width / heightoverall proportions
0.77 : 1
Opening heightopening versus body letters
1.46×
Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
3
Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
2
Ink densityinside the signature bounds
9.0%
Underlinelower flourish
38% of width
Finish heightrelative to the letter body
−0.16×

Opening, letter body and finish

The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.46×, while the whole image is 0.77 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes below the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.

Loops and the lower flourish

The sample contains 3 enclosed loops and 2 main ink groups. The lower flourish spans about 38% of the full ink width, giving the name another line to follow beneath its letters.

All 11 measured signature features

Slant

−19°
−450°+45Slant −19° from vertical−19° from vertical

Angle of the letter strokes from vertical. Positive angles lean right; negative angles lean left.

The signature has a backward slant (−19°). The blue-green guides show the lean of strokes across the name.

Baseline

+11.1°
Baseline +11.1 degrees from horizontalstartfinish+11.1° · dashed = level

Direction of the writing line from the beginning to the end of the signature.

The writing line rises (+11.1°). The red guide follows the base of the letters, separate from lower loops and flourishes.

Opening capital

1.5×
Opening height 1.5 times following lettersopeningbody1.5×1×

Height of the opening letter relative to the typical letters that follow. 1× means similar heights.

The opening stands 1.5 times as high as the following letters. The purple box marks its area; the dashed blue guide marks the letter-body band.

Enclosed loops

3
3 enclosed loops highlighted in the measured signature3 enclosed spaces

Closed spaces surrounded by ink, counted across the whole signature.

There are 3 enclosed loops in the sample. Orange outlines locate them. Compare their size and placement within the name.

Ink groups

2
2 connected ink groups; each circle represents one groupeach circle = one ink group2 groups in the sample

Separate connected areas of ink in the image. Dots or detached letters can form additional groups.

The signature contains 2 main ink groups. The visible ink is divided into separate shapes. Look at where those shapes join or separate.

Ink density

9%
9.0 percent of signature area filled with ink9.0% filled areagrid = 100% of signature area

Share of the signature’s enclosing rectangle occupied by ink.

Ink covers 9% of the measured signature area; the rest is open space. Compare the open areas with the thickness of the visible strokes.

Underline / flourish

38% wide
Lower flourish spans 38 percent of signature width38% of name width

Length of a lower underline or flourish compared with the full signature width.

A lower underline or flourish spans about 38% of the name’s width. Its highlighted area shows how much emphasis sits beneath the letters.

Finish height

−0.2×
Finish −0.2 typical letter heights from baseline1×baseline−0.2× · above / below line

Height of the rightmost ending above or below the baseline, in typical letter heights. Positive is above; negative is below.

The ending sits close to the writing line (−0.2 letter heights). The orange guide locates the finish relative to the red baseline.

Width / height

0.8 : 1
Signature ink width 231 pixels and height 299 pixels231 px wide × 299 px high

Full ink width divided by full ink height, including the signature’s tall and low strokes.

The shape is 0.8 times as wide as it is high. Its ink spans 231 × 299 image pixels. Compare the horizontal spread with the vertical reach of the capitals and loops.

Ornamentation

5.3×
Stroke path 1225 pixels compared with 231 pixel signature widthstroke path1,225 pxname width231 pxpath is 5.3× the width

Total traced stroke length divided by signature width. More turns and retraced shapes add length.

The traced strokes total 1,225 pixels, about 5.3 times the signature’s width. Look for loops, turns and flourishes that add movement within that width.

Angularity

5.0
5.0 corners per 100 pixels of ink outline0510corners per 100 px of outline

Number of corners per 100 pixels of traced ink outline. Higher values indicate more frequent sharp turns.

The outline contains about 5.0 corners per 100 pixels. Inspect the turns in the pen-path layer and compare pointed changes of direction with rounded curves.

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